Free Web NovelChapter 497: Chapter 281: The Path to Godhood 3
Dale said with resignation, "Fine. What conditions do you want to add to the contract?"
"I need you to be honest with me. You must answer any of my questions directly, not with hints, lies, or logical traps."
"Furthermore, after I find a body for you and you successfully obtain it, you must serve me for twenty years. You will be loyal to me as a Warrior under my command."
"Of course, I won’t have you working for free. During those twenty years, I will provide you with corresponding resources and other forms of compensation. It won’t be any less than what other high-level followers of the same rank under my command receive," Fang Zhen said.
"Aren’t your demands a bit much? Not only do I have to provide you with information, but I also have to serve you for twenty years?" Dale sounded a little angry as she spoke to Fang Zhen.
Fang Zhen remained very calm and replied, "You weren’t some country’s King, were you? So you would have ended up serving other nobles, Kings, churches, or other factions anyway."
"Since that’s the case, what’s the difference between working for me for twenty years and working for them for twenty years? It’s not like I won’t be paying you," Fang Zhen said.
"Besides, since you’re the one telling me the path to godhood, you should know that I have the determination to become a god. That being the case, working for a potential god hardly seems like it would lower your status, would it?" Fang Zhen said calmly.
Dale seemed to be thinking this over. After a moment, her tone softened. "You do seem to have a point."
"Then let’s settle it like that."
Hearing that Dale didn’t object this time, the ball of golden light returned to his chest. Soon after, a golden sphere of light appeared again, and Fang Zhen inserted his finger into it.
He once again sensed the Soul Contract, and this time, two new conditions had been added to it.
They were precisely the clauses about never lying to Fang Zhen or misleading him, and the condition of serving Fang Zhen for twenty years after regaining a physical body.
This time, Fang Zhen didn’t hesitate. He touched the golden light directly with his soul.
In an instant, he felt a power that wasn’t restrictive but was extremely potent wash over him.
Dale also seemed to be bound by this power. A contract was formed between their two souls, creating a bridge for direct communication.
Fang Zhen felt a certain power, similar to the feeling of control he had over Balenzuo after learning its true name, which prevented it from lying to him.
He now held a similar power over Dale, but this power was different from knowing a demon’s true name. It was, one might say, gentler and more equitable.
The one constant, however, was that Dale, like Balenzuo, could not lie to Fang Zhen.
"My physical body is dead. My soul is inside the gem on my chest. You can take it."
"I also have a set of equipment. You can use most of it. You can take it for now; consider it a loan," Dale said.
Fang Zhen checked and found a gem radiating a bright yellow light on the chest of Dale’s body.
The gem looked like a crystal, bright yellow on the inside. It wasn’t the yellow of a colored lens, but rather a flowing, golden energy that constantly shifted within, like smoke trapped in crystal.
’That’s probably Dale’s soul.’
At the same time, he also found Dale’s equipment: a suit of armor, accessories, and a sword.
Fang Zhen looked at it. He couldn’t wear Dale’s armor; their body types were too different, and besides, it was a woman’s armor.
However, Dale had a golden sword that contained a powerful energy. Fang Zhen could sense it, but he didn’t know how to use it yet.
’I can ask Dale about this later.’
Fang Zhen put the sword away.
Dale also had a Golden Bracelet. It had twelve gems on it, each containing a small space. The function of this bracelet was very similar to Fang Zhen’s King’s Belt.
What was special about it was that the spaces within this bracelet could hold multiple Extraordinary Items. Because it was of a higher grade, the space was more stable and could accommodate them.
Fang Zhen placed Dale’s armor inside, then the golden sword. He also put the gem containing Dale’s soul into the Golden Bracelet.
He let out a long breath. The Radiant Space had yielded some unexpected surprises.
He had obtained the soul of a Valkyrie.
And from Dale, Fang Zhen had learned the path to godhood.
Fang Zhen had cleared the fog from his path forward. He knew what to do next. On top of that, he had also acquired two pieces of equipment he could use immediately—the Golden Bracelet and the sword.
Even bringing Dale’s soul back to the real world, Fang Zhen wasn’t afraid of exposing his secrets. Just by having soul contact with Dale, he could already perceive the information she transmitted.
Dale no longer had her five senses. Only when he touched her soul, or when Fang Zhen actively chose to speak with her, could she perceive what was happening in the outside world.
If Fang Zhen didn’t share his own senses, Dale was just a pure soul and consciousness. Therefore, Fang Zhen didn’t have to worry at all about problems like his own soul being spied upon.
After collecting the equipment and the soul gem, Fang Zhen used the peripheral device on his wrist to open the Light Gate again.
He didn’t want to stay in this Radiant Space for too long.
The Radiant Space seemed quite large and could hold a lot of things, but it had once been targeted by some Evil God or sinister power, causing Dale and the other people from the Hall of Radiance to die here.
Although it seemed safe enough for now, who knew when that Evil God might, on a whim, decide to come back and take another look?
So, Fang Zhen decided to seal off the Radiant Space.
Even though the space was vast, he wouldn’t use it anymore. It was best to avoid danger as much as possible.
Fang Zhen stepped through the Light Gate. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
After a moment of disorientation, he returned to the real world and immediately closed the Light Gate behind him. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Back in the real world, Fang Zhen carefully considered the conditions for godhood that Dale had described.
Ascending to godhood required a certain number of believers—at least 100 worshipers.
This worship wasn’t as simple as playing the part of an idol to gain adoration. It meant that if Fang Zhen needed them to make a sacrifice, they would truly and willingly do so.
In religious terms, they would be considered fanatics.
Although Fang Zhen didn’t want them to actually make sacrifices, the condition at the soul-level had to be met.
And 2,000 followers.
’Meeting these two conditions shouldn’t be too difficult,’ he thought.
All he needed was...
